Notice Information
Notice Title
Freight Handling Facility (FHF) procurement at RAF Brize Norton - Early Market Engagement and Request for Information (RFI)
Notice Description
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is issuing this Request For Information (RFI), without call for competition and without commitment, to invite companies to participate in the Early Market Engagement phase of the procurement of a new Freight Handling Facility at RAF Brize Norton - by completing the linked RFI. The detail regarding the approach and requirements associated with Early Market Engagement is contained within the attachments to this notice and can be found on the DSP: 1. Request For Information (RFI) Summary Note for the Freight Handling Facility (FHF) at RAF Brize Norton, 2. Requirement Summary Document for the Freight Handling Facility (FHF) at RAF Brize Norton. The RFI document itself can be found by clicking "View DSP Opportunities" at: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html under the title: "706234451 - 20221209 - Freight Handling Facility - RFI". Information requested : To ensure future Defence capability is maintained the Authority is embarking on a modernisation agenda, informed by industry, to ensure that it is resourced and configured to support the future needs of the Armed Forces. The new FHF has been identified as a particularly important part of this modernisation agenda, replacing the original facilities and to enable Brize Norton to meet the high demand signal set by Defence Strategic Direction (DSD). The new FHF should be in full compliance with military and civilian regulations including CAA, NASP, IATA and HMRC (full list will be provided during the procurement stage), both information and physical security, within a secure and safe environment, through an integrated infrastructure and material handling equipment solution. To enable this a series of Early Market Engagement Sessions will be held from 17th - 19th January 2023. The aim of the Early Market Engagement is to gain an understanding of the market view around potential procurement options, and to further facilitate an informed approach to the development of a procurement strategy by assessing the advantages and disadvantages of various options. To facilitate this the Authority has created an RFI document with an overview of the requirement and the potential contractual approaches. The RFI also contains a range of questions that the Authority invites all interested parties to complete to further understand the feasibility of the proposed approach - for full information on the structure and requirements of this Early Market Engagement, please see the following: - Request For Information (RFI) Summary Note for the Freight Handling Facility (FHF) at RAF Brize Norton - Requirement Summary Document for the Freight Handling Facility (FHF) at RAF Brize Norton Total value: PS60,000,000 - PS90,000,000 The Authority PoCs: - Sqn Ldr, Martyn Donald Martyn.Donald712@mod.gov.uk - Rashmi Bhatt Rashmi.Bhatt100@mod.gov.uk The RFI will close to responses at 18:00 (GMT) on 9th January 2023 Additional information: In issuing this RFI, the MOD is not committing to conduct any procurement / or calling a competition in relation to the new FHF at Brize Norton. Equally, non-participation in this Early Market Engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not preclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competitions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-91dda8ee-3d1a-42f7-9bfd-99fdeaf7b5a8
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3d43cd8-17b7-49c7-816a-6c97bf2ef759
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Dec 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Jan 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Sqn Ldr Martyn Donald
- Contact Email
- martyn.donald712@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3d43cd8-17b7-49c7-816a-6c97bf2ef759
14th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c14ef292-518a-4066-96bd-20c008a8c737
14th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d728a66e-6e59-4f71-80f5-97674bab1494
14th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a68b9d7e-4eac-4a97-96ce-888c08e4ef15
13th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
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